1996 BMW 328 Reviews

The exterior of this car is beautiful. It has a nice sunroof that you can set at all the way open or set it so it vents out the hot air while parked. The interior is sweet black on black leather. It has the famous red interior light so it looked a little like a space ship. The handling on this car is great it’s the nicest driving car I’ve ever owned, turns on a dime. The engine is a V6 but its fast. This car was great, I was sad to see it go.

Rear-wheel drive + snow = Fun!

Drives Smooth, good gearbox, no grinds. moves quite well.
decent gas mileage for a 6 cyl. 26mpg mixed. ~32 highway.
Comfortable, leather, heated seats for the nasty buffalo winters.

A little expensive for repairs but well worth it.

solid accel.
solid brakes.
sweet exterior. maybe add spoiler...?
mileage awesome.
amazing to drive. this car i just like a dream. no wonder they sell so well. It sucks the way other people look at you though when you drive it. It's really not that expensive to drive! get over it! LOL

Really good car, quite rapid, fun to drive, suprisingly low fuel consumption.  Maintainence is very simple, most DIY mechanics can fiddle around with them at home.

Generally been reliable however I have had issues with the VANOS system which has made the car a real pain in the arse to drive but will be getting that fixed soon.

Great handling, good performance in a straight line, brakes are good too but could probably do with an upgrade as I feel using the same brakes from a E36 318i on an E36 328i is a mistake.  It does struggle to brake quickly from very high speed.

Personally I think these cars look fantastic too.

Build quality of the interior is average, but everything else holds up very well.

     I bought the car in 2007 with 135000 miles for $6000. The performance of the car is excellent. It has a 2.8 liter I6 engine with 189 HP and rear wheel drive which gives it great acceleration and handling. It is actually very heavy for a sports car, and because it is a convertible, the chassis is much more flexible than the coupe. The suspension, however, makes up for its mass with a very responsive drive. Even with 149000 miles on the original engine, I ran a 15.4 quarter mile: just .1 seconds off the original time.
     There are quite a few problems with the fit and finish on the interior. The convertible roof no longer works automatically. The roof is $1800 for parts alone. Other quirks include a squeaking steering wheel, sagging glove box door, sagging door panels, anemic climate control, and loud squeaking and rattling of the roof over every bump.
     I think the car is quite attractive. With the roof down, it does look really good. It has attractive 16 inch alloy rims, driving lights, and a great profile. It is painted BMW's arctic silver. The interior is gray with leather seats which stay cool in the hot sun. The instrument cluster is well organized with all necessary warning lamps.
     Once past 100000 miles, BMWs have a reputation or nickel and diming their owners. Many of the suspension bushings had to be replaced along with the shocks, struts, tie rods and wheel bearings. The four $120 oxygen sensors also needed replacing. I see about 31-33 MPG highway, and up to 28 city on premium fuel. It will run on mid-grade, but fuel mileage will be compromised. Most of the interior foibles I've learned to live with. The roof can be operated manually pretty easily, and the weak climate control is not too much of a problem. The car has been run on synthetic engine oil which slightly boosted fuel mileage and provided a noticeable reduction in roughness at idle.
     It is indeed a fun car to drive, especially on a sunny 80 degree day in the mountains. Even though the added weight and lost rigidity of the drop top takes away from the raw performance of the car, it is still a fun car to drive.
     This is a car that can be enjoyed much more if it can be maintained properly. BMWs are very expensive to service at the dealership or independent shops. I am able to work on it myself which keeps the cost down. Due to the cost of maintaining it, I would not recommend this car to a friend.